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<blockquote data-quote="Nyxks" data-source="post: 651666" data-attributes="member: 116204"><p>In the UK and other parts of the world its possible to get a DAD (Diabetic Alert Dog) or a MAAD (Medical Alert Assistance Dogs) each country has different requirmentst that you have to meet before you qualify for one (here in Ontario, Canada you have to be T1 and suffer from Hyperunawaresness and living on your own or similar deal that having such a dog would be of help to your day to day life, in the US almost any diabetic T1 or T2 can self train a DAD or pay for one - but traveling out of country with said dog can mean issues since said dog might not be recognized outside of the US, this happened to my mates Epileptic alert dog not recognized here in Canada because she's not certified by a recognized training centre). From my understanding in the UK the few centres that offer such dogs the ability to apply for them is fair simple and in most cases fully covered or close enough there of and in the UK like in the US there is the ability to train your own dog yourself so might be something to look into.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nyxks, post: 651666, member: 116204"] In the UK and other parts of the world its possible to get a DAD (Diabetic Alert Dog) or a MAAD (Medical Alert Assistance Dogs) each country has different requirmentst that you have to meet before you qualify for one (here in Ontario, Canada you have to be T1 and suffer from Hyperunawaresness and living on your own or similar deal that having such a dog would be of help to your day to day life, in the US almost any diabetic T1 or T2 can self train a DAD or pay for one - but traveling out of country with said dog can mean issues since said dog might not be recognized outside of the US, this happened to my mates Epileptic alert dog not recognized here in Canada because she's not certified by a recognized training centre). From my understanding in the UK the few centres that offer such dogs the ability to apply for them is fair simple and in most cases fully covered or close enough there of and in the UK like in the US there is the ability to train your own dog yourself so might be something to look into. [/QUOTE]
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